Quinoa Salad

06Feb

The Silver Palate Cookbook strikes again! I love bulgur salad recipes, and I wanted to try theirs. However, I discovered that we had no bulgur in the cabinet, but did have a plethora of other grains. I decided to swap quinoa for bulgur. It worked great!

I was also shocked that this recipe included no feta cheese. Maybe it was meant to be vegan? Of course I had to add some. I also de-veggified it more by cooking the quinoa in chicken broth.

Ingredients

4 C. water [or chicken broth for extra flavor]

2 C. bulgur (processed cracked wheat) [or quinoa]

1 C. chopped pecans [I didn’t have enough pecans, so I did halfsies with pumpkin seeds]

1 C. dried currants

1/4 C. chopped Italian parsley

1 T. best quality olive oil

grated zest of 1 medium-size orange [I also added the zest of a lemon]

[I also added 1 T. of orange juice and 1 T. of lemon juice]

[I also added 1 1/2 cups cups of crumbled feta cheese]

salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. In a large saucepan combine water and bulgur[/quinoa]. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 35 to 40 minutes, or until water is absorbed and wheat is tender but not mushy.